Social Science
A Passion for Political Data and Public Service
Joelle Gross, C’21, talks about her “life-changing” experience with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies.
Oil Is Not Forever
Faculty Opinion
OMNIA Q&A: Whose Citizen Are You?
Daniel Hopkins on whether the responses to COVID-19 will bring attention back to local government.
Presidential Rhetoric and Civic Participation
Michael Jones-Correa, President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science, discusses his book, Holding Fast: Resilience and Civic Engagement Among Latino Immigrants.
Origin Stories: Brendan O’Leary (Video)
The Lauder Professor of Political Science on his journey from Ireland to Nigeria to Northern Ireland to England to the U.S., and what he learned along the way.
OMNIA Q&A: A New Leader at CASI
Tariq Thachil, the new Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India, discusses his plans for the Center and coping with the pandemic.
What Happens to a Dream Deferred? 60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice. (Video)
Penn Arts & Sciences faculty address the current movement.
New Math
The Directed Reading Program pairs undergraduates with graduate student mentors for advanced learning.
OMNIA Q&A: Continuing Injustice
Michael Hanchard, Chair and Gustave C. Kuemmerle Professor of Africana Studies, discusses the recent wave of protests and the fight for equal rights and protections.
Virtual Graduation
Faculty, students, and staff find unique ways to celebrate graduates.
60-Second Lectures in Quarantine (Video)
This spring, the 60-Second Lecture series went digital as faculty experts shed light on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Viral Analysis
The Department of Economics dedicates new online space to cutting-edge pandemic research.
David vs. Goliath
Marci Hamilton, Fels Institute of Government Professor of Practice, has faced down institutional child abuse for decades—and she is just getting started.
Penn Undergrads and Decision 2020
Students analyze data in the classroom and then bring their skills to NBC on election nights.
60-Second Lectures in Quarantine
The School adapted its iconic lecture series and went virtual to address COVID-19.